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Samsung Opens Ontario’s First Samsung Service Centre In Heartland Town Centre
0By: Talha Bhatti | June 19th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
South Korean electronics and consumer goods manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, continues to grow its presence in countries like Canada in order to take on global competition. The latest move from the company was announced on Wednesday, June 19 when Samsung Electronics Canada stated that it would be opening a Samsung Service Centre in Ontario wh...
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ING Direct Makes Cheque-In Feature Available for All Users to Directly Deposit Cash in Bank Account
By: Jeff Stewart | June 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
ING Direct has announced that it launched a Cheque-In feature for all their customers. Initially the bank had introduced a beta edition of the service that enabled users to snap a picture of their cheque from the back and front with an iPhone so they could directly deposit money into their account. After launching that beta...
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Study Reveals Canadian Companies Using Cloud Technology are More Progressive, Innovative and Outshine Their Peers
By: Jeff Stewart | June 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
IDC issues research reports regarding various sectors including up an coming area like Enterprise Cloud. The company has issued its second annual report named the Enterprise Cloud Study that focuses on IT leaders and businesses of big organizations in Canada. This new research report by IDC sgtates that cloud technology is necessary for businesses which are looking to save money, boost their produ...
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Wellington Financial Gives Elastic Path Software $8 million Debt Facility
By: Talha Bhatti | June 17th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Canadian startups and technology firms have complained that they have a hard time getting access to fresh capital to help grow their businesses. Vancouver based Elastic Path Software will not have that problem thanks to a $8 million debt facility that is being provided by Wellington Financi...
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Canadian Media Outlets Bell and Shaw Joins Hand with Twitter
By: Jeff Stewart | June 14th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Television, advertising and social media have evolved a lot over the years and as a result of this businesses, social networking sites and media outlets are also changing their strategies to adjust and adapt according to new changes in these mediums. It is a result of these changes that popular micro-blogging website Twitter has...
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Winnipeg-Based Startup SpotSquad to Give Money to People Who Report Illegal Parking
By: Jeff Stewart | June 14th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
Winnipeg-based SpotSquad is a new addition to the list of mobile apps that has been created to put money in the pockets of people who report illegal parking. For instance if someone has parked a car in a disabled person’s spot or in front of a fire hydrant, a user reports the violation and he or she will get a share in the fine if the driver gets charged. However, before reporting a parking viol...
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Canadians are Downloading Video Games Rather Than Purchasing Physical Copies – Research
By: Jeff Stewart | June 14th, 2013 | Games, News, O Canada
The trend of downloading video games digitally is increasing in Canada, as more and more gamers are shying away from purchasing physical copies of the games. Canada-based Video Game Acquisition was the first to highlight this trend and the latest research conducted by worldwide information firm The NPD Group...
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Facebook Rolls Out Upgraded App for BlackBerry 10 Users
By: Ali Raza | June 12th, 2013 | Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After updating the Facebook app for BlackBerry 10 back in March, BlackBerry has now said that the new 10.2.0 version of the social networking app is available for download. The latest iteration of Facebook’s app will enable BlackBerry smartphone users to enjoy ...
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British Columbia Residents Can Now Get Virtual Doctor Visits Thanks To Startup Medeo.ca
By: Talha Bhatti | June 12th, 2013 | Business, Health, News, O Canada
Busy lifestyles can make routine and import tasks like a doctor's visit a troublesome distraction from work and school related tasks. Medical professionals used to do house-calls but those days are long gone and most patients are forced to make their way to clinics or hospitals for checkups usually during working hours. Canadian technology startup Medeo.ca
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BlackBerry Claims More Than Half of US Fortune 500 Companies are Currently Testing or Using the New BB10
By: Jeff Stewart | June 8th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry has revealed that more than half of the Fortune 500 companies that are based in the US are currently either testing the brand new mobile platform from the company or have already adopted it. To be precise, about 60 percent of the US Fortune 500 companies are using BB10 or testing it to become a potential user of th...
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